,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bacf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #cj1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,sam ,johnson of ,texas 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1  
,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,young of ,indiana1 and
 ,mrs4 ,black7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend titles ,,ii and ,,xvi 
of the ,social ,security ,act to provide
 for quality reviews of benefit         
decisions1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,improving the ,quality of          
,disability ,decisions ,act of #bjae4   
#b4 ,pre-effectuation and               
post-effectuation quality reviews of    
hearing dispositions  7a7 ,amendment to 
title ,,ii ,section #bje7;b7 of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#dje7;b77 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7#d7  7,a7 ,the     
,commissioner of ,social ,security shall
 conduct pre-effectuation and           

post-effectuation quality reviews of    
hearing dispositions with respect to    
decisions in connection with            
applications for benefits under this    
title1 in a sufficient number to ensure 
compliance with laws1 regulations1 and  
other guidance issued by the            
,commissioner of ,social ,security4     
7,b7 ,the ,commissioner of ,social      
,security shall annually submit to the  
,committee on ,ways and ,means of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate a 
report that includes--  7i7 the total   
number of cases selected for a quality  
review as described in subparagraph     
7,a72  7ii7 the number of such cases in 
which a decision is remanded2 and  7iii7
 the number of such cases in which a    
decision is modified or reversed4  4    
7b7 ,amendment to title ,,xvi ,section  
#afcc of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #achc;b7 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7f7  7#a7   
,the ,commissioner of ,social ,security 

shall conduct pre-effectuation and      
post-effectuation quality reviews of    
hearing dispositions with respect to    
decisions in connection with            
applications for benefits under this    
title1 in a sufficient number to ensure 
compliance with laws1 regulations1 and  
other guidance issued by the            
,commissioner of ,social ,security4     
7#b7 ,the ,commissioner of ,social      
,security shall annually submit to the  
,committee on ,ways and ,means of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate a 
report that includes--  7,a7 the total  
number of cases selected for a quality  
review as described in paragraph 7#a72  
7,b7 the number of such cases in which a
 decision is remanded2 and  7,c7 the    
number of such cases in which a decision
 is modified or reversed4  4